AN animal charity is inviting bargain hunters and brand lovers to a special fundraising sale in Bootle this weekend.

Volunteers from Animals in Need have collected bags of high quality, new clothing and toiletries to be sold at the sale on Saturday, May 26.

The sale will take place at Goddard Hall, Stanley Road, Bootle, near Linacre Lane, between 11am and 12.30pm, charging a small admission price of 50p.

Stalls will boast a range of men’s and women’s branded clothing, from Next to Bon Marche to Marks and Spencer, and toiletries, cosmetics and gift sets donated by Boots and Tesco, available at discounted prices.

Organisers hope that the sale will help to raise over £1,000 for the charity, which will go towards the cost of refurbishing the sanctuary’s cattery.

Event organiser Irene O’Brien, who has been volunteering for Animals in Need for twenty years, hopes this will be their most successful fundraiser yet:

"We’ve put a lot of hours in but its worth it, there’s a real buzz when you count up the money to give to the charity," she said.

Animals in Need cares for more than 100 cats, dogs and rabbits, as well as giving a better life to ex-battery chickens, goats, geese and sheep, at its sanctuary in Melling.